Africa

The AfDB-BCP partnership reflects a shared vision of promoting sustainable economic growth and development in Africa by empowering SMEs.

Afreximbank finalised arrangements for a facility of $250 million with the ITFC and $100 million with the ICD.

IFC and Absa provide $60 million commodity trade finance facility to Volcafe, benefiting East African coffee farmers.

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IFC’s whitepaper, “Banking on Women Who Trade Across Borders”, highlights the need for gender equality in international trade & trade finance.

A comprehensive Digital Trade Gap Assessment released by the World Bank provides an analysis of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) framework across the Horn of Africa Initiative (HoAI) countries. 

BII, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has partnered with Citi to launch a $100 million risk-sharing facility. 

Nigeria is set to receive a $1 billion loan from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) next month, as a segment of a wider crude oil.

When it comes to export finance, Africa, and each of the many unique markets within the continent, requires uniquely tailored solutions.

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Get insights into BII’s $100M facility with TDB, advancing trade finance and tackling economic difficulties in Eastern and Southern Africa.

Find out how a new trade finance initiative in Africa is revolutionizing funding accessibility for SMEs and driving economic progress.

Factoring in Africa allows businesses to sell their accounts receivable at a discount to gain immediate cash flow, is gaining traction across the continent, buoyed by significant growth and the support of institutions like Afreximbank and FCI.

Learn about the challenges and opportunities of African trade finance and how a specialist bank is addressing them for safe and sustainable trade.

A recent report highlighted the persistent challenges in boosting Africa’s share in global trade, which despite the implementation of AfCTA, still remains under 3%.